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Always
Young
The harmful effects of ageing can be delayed if one remains active and full
of wisdom and spirit. The age should not be the pretext with the inactivity and isolation. How to delay the harmful ageing process ?
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The regular practice of sports is a mean of preserving the health specially for those around their
forty's.
The forty year old sportsman will make less sprains and fractures of tiredness, but it is exposed more to the risk of
tendinitis, microtraumatisms and muscular injuries.
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Process of ageing:
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SYMPTOMS
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MEN AND WOMEN
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Difficulties
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Loss of breath when an effort is made. Feeling of being less powerful.
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Morphology
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Muscular loss. Redistribution of fats. The men tend to take belly, the women tend to have a double chin, the hips
widen, the size thickens, the hair bleach.
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Physiology
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Drying and loss of elasticity of the skin, wrinkles, the hair become gray and fall, the sight is degraded, the teeth are
damaged, the renewal of the cells is less effective, the cicatrisation is slower.
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Anatomy
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Hardening of the arteries, articulations pains, loss of flexibility.
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Psychology
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Insomnia, depression, loss of appetite and dislike of oneself sometimes.
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Problems of osseous demineralization are sometimes observed among women of more than forty years, but it is proven that the sports
practices among these women is beneficial for the bones.
With regard to cartilages, sport is beneficial but an overload can involve cartilaginous injury, sources of arthritis.
In the physical absence of activity, there is a stiffness of the articulations by retraction of the joint capsule.
 The tendons lose their elasticity, the muscles lose 20% of their
strength with a reduction in anaerobic
fibers of type II (see our
file anatomy). There are an increased fatigability of the muscles and thus a greater risk of
injuries in the sports of the anaerobic type
(intensive work and limited
duration : swimming, downhill skiing ...). The age reduces the speed of execution of the movements but the subject remains enduring.
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OBJECTIVES
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TO ACT
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To delay ageing process and to improve the general state and our confort, our look
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To regularly practice physical exercises (after our doctor's advice). The use of accessories is not essential,
the exercises should not be a violent one. It is important to warm up, improve our breathing and vary the exercises (to prevent monotony). Not to forget to take time to recover
after the exercises.
Many illustrated books exist on this subject, they make it possible to vary the exercises in full safety.
To use beauty care (see our page beauty care).
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 Precautions to be taken:
It's necessary to distinguish the veteran sportsmen and the beginner. The training program will have to be progressive. It
will be better to choose sports like cycle, gymnastics, swimming and to avoid the sports of contact.
The physical preparation is fundamental because of stiffness of the
locomotion apparatus an elderly persons. It will be necessary to
practice stretching. A medical examination of aptitude is essential, the apparatus cardiovascular and osteo articular must be the subject of a
particular monitoring by the doctor.
To moderately distribute the workload in the week and to carry out correctly the gestures and the movements.
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